India, Feb. 18 -- Noida Police have recovered Rs.3.17 lakh on Tuesday that was fraudulently withdrawn from a man's bank account after he clicked on a fake traffic challan link, police said.

Police said the incident occurred on January 13when the man received a message containing a fake challan link. After clicking it, Rs.3,17,500 was siphoned from his bank account.

"The moment a person clicks on the link, an APK file gets installed on the phone. It may not be visible to the user, but it takes complete access of the device. The fraudsters then misuse the data and gain access to the victim's bank account," said Amit Tomar station house officer, Sector 58.

Police said the complainant, Prem Ranjan, 30, a resident of Shatabdi Vihar in Secto...